Tod stuessys plant taxonomy the systematic evaluation of comparative data is primarily concerned with classification it is a second edition the first being published 20 years ago in 1990 strictly speaking it is mostly concerned with angiosperm taxonomy so it might frustrate those who study nonflowering plants and are looking for a comprehensive text stuessy notes in the preface to the first edition of this book that he saw it as a logical successor to. The field of plant taxonomy has transformed rapidly over the past fifteen years especially with regard to improvements in cladistic analysis and the use of new molecular data the second edition of this popular resource reflects these far reaching and dramatic developments with more than 3000 new references and many new figures synthesizing current research and trends. Plant taxonomy the systematic evaluation of comparative data by tod f stuessy columbia university press 562 west 113th st new york ny 10025. Plant taxonomy the systematic evaluation of comparative data tod f stuessy columbia university press 2009 science 539 pages 1 review the field of plant taxonomy has transformed rapidly over the past fifteen years especially with regard to improvements in cladistic analysis and the use of new molecular data the second edition of this popular resource reflects these far reaching and . Plant taxonomy the systematic evaluation of comparative data tod f stuessy google books the field of plant taxonomy has transformed rapidly over the past fifteen years especially with